They are not as numerous as cardinals, so spotting one is an exciting find for bird-watchers. One of the best places to see vibrant red vermilion flycatchers is Saguaro National Park in Arizona ...

the Center has won an injunction protecting a critical flycatcher population at Lake Isabella, California; convinced the U.S. Forest Service to remove cattle from rivers in Arizona and New Mexico; ...

There is a remarkable-looking songbird that I occasionally encounter in the Mountains, and they have an unforgettable appearance and an unusual name: Phainopepla.

narrow-headed garter snake and northern Mexican garter snake), birds (southwestern willow flycatcher, western yellow-billed cuckoo and Mexican spotted owl), mammals (New Mexico meadow jumping mouse ...